Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 8:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Ecclesiastes 8:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Ecclesiastes 8:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t be hasty to go out of his presence. Don’t persist in an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him,”

Ecclesiastes 8:3 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:3 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Be not troubled at his presence, thou mayest go, stand not in an evil thing, for all that he pleaseth he doth.”

Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him, ”

Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.”

Ecclesiastes 8:3 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:3 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8

1 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

2 I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 8:3 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 8:3 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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